outwash moraine

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• Moraine — This article is about geological phenomena. For other uses, see Moraine (disambiguation). A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (soil and rock) which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly… …   Wikipedia

• outwash plain — noun also outwash apron : a plain constructed of outwash that is ordinarily found on and beyond the distal side of a terminal or recessional moraine and that generally consists of a number of coalescing outwash fans * * * Geol. a broad, sloping… …   Useful english dictionary

• outwash fan —    A fan shaped accumulation of outwash deposited by meltwater streams in front of the end or recessional moraine of a glacier. Coalescing outwash fans form an outwash plain.    GG …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• moraine —    [ glacial geology ]     a) [ material ]    A mound, ridge, or other topographically distinct accumulation of unsorted, unstratified glacial drift, predominantly till, deposited primarily by the direct action of glacier ice, in a variety of… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• outwash terrace —    A flat topped bank of outwash with an abrupt outer face (scarp or riser) extending along a valley downstream from an outwash plain or terminal moraine; a valley train deposit.    Compare: kame terrace, valley train.    SW …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• outwash —    [ glacial geology ]    Stratified and sorted sediments (chiefly sand and gravel) removed or washed out from a glacier by melt water streams and deposited in front of or beyond the end moraine or the margin of a glacier. The coarser material is …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

• outwash —    Stratified sand and gravel removed or washed out from a glacier by meltwater streams and deposited in front of or beyond the end moraine or the margin of an active glacier. The coarser material is deposited nearer to the ice [6] …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• outwash — noun material carried away from a glacier by meltwater and deposited beyond the moraine …   English new terms dictionary

• outwash — n. the material carried from a glacier by melt water and deposited beyond the moraine …   Useful english dictionary

• Kankakee Outwash Plain — The Kankakee Outwash Plain is a flat plain in the Kankakee River valley in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois. It is just south of the Valparaiso Moraine. It was formed during the Wisconsin Glaciation. As the glacier, stopped at the… …   Wikipedia

• Oak Ridges Moraine — The Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically important geological landform in the Mixedwood Plains of south central Ontario, Canada. The moraine covers a geographic area of 1,900 square kilometres (730 sq mi) between Caledon and Rice Lake …   Wikipedia